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The Virtual Thirtieth National
HIPAA Summit


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MARCH 22 - 25, 2021



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Agenda – Day 3

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AGENDA: DAY III
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021

DAY III MORNING MINI SUMMITS

MINI SUMMITS ROUND III: 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Mini Summit 10: Workforce Training: HIPAA Security Basics
10:00 am EDT
Introduction and Discussion
John C. Parmigiani
President, John C. Parmigiani and Associates, LLC, HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award Winner, Former Director of Enterprise Standards, HCFA, Ellicott City, MD

Speaker Bio

John Parmigiani is President of John C. Parmigiani & Associates, LLC with a primary focus on helping healthcare organizations become compliant with healthcare regulations, in particular HIPAA, and achieve e-health. With over 40 years in information systems management in both the public and private sectors and as the former HCFA (now CMS) Director of Enterprise Standards, he was the Chairman of the government-wide HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security and Electronic Signature Standards Implementation Team and part of the federal committee that oversaw the development and implementation of the Transaction and Code Sets and the Privacy Rule. More information at www.johnparmigiani.com.
Mini-Summit 11: Incident Response Guidance: How to Respond Practically and Legally
10:00 am EDT
Introductions and Panel Discussion
Lee Kim, JD
Director of Privacy & Security, HIMSS, Member, Analytic Exchange Program, US Department of Homeland Security and National Visiting Committee, National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCYTE), Washington, DC

Speaker Bio

Lee Kim is the Director of Thought Advisory at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Lee serves as an analyst with the United States Department of Homeland Security Analytic Exchange Program (AEP). Lee is as a member of the National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center National Visiting Committee. Lee is a licensed attorney and registered patent attorney. Lee is an AV Preeminent peer review rated attorney. Lee also holds cybersecurity and information privacy certifications: CISSP and CIPP/US.
Iliana Peters,JD, LLM, CISSP
Shareholder, Polsinelli, PC, Former Acting Deputy Director, Health Information Privacy, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (Co-chair)

Speaker Bio

Iliana L. Peters is recognized by the health care industry as a preeminent thinker and speaker on data privacy and security, particularly with regard to HIPAA, the HITECH Act, the 21st Century Cures Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the Privacy Act, and emerging cyber threats to health data. For over a decade, she both developed health information privacy and security policy, including on emerging technologies and cyber threats, for the Department of Health and Human Services, and enforced HIPAA regulations through spearheading multi-million dollar settlement agreements and civil money penalties pursuant to HIPAA. Iliana also focused on training individuals in both the private and public sector, including compliance investigators, auditors, and State Attorneys General, on HIPAA regulations and policy, and on good data privacy and security practices. As a CISSP, Iliana works hard to bridge the gap between legal requirements for the security of health data and security industry best practices, so that clients can better understand data security issues and jargon.
Mini-Summit 12: CMS Update on Interoperability and Patient Access & Unique Challenges Posed by Neurotechnologies
Part I: CMS Update on Interoperability and Patient Access for Medicare Advantage Organization and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges, and Health Care Providers
10:00 am EDT
Introduction and Discussion
Alexandra Mugge, MPH
Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer, Director of the Health Informatics and Interoperability Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, MD

Speaker Bio

Alexandra Mugge is the Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer and Director of the Health Informatics and Interoperability Group (HIIG) at CMS, where she and her team have led the interoperability and health IT efforts for CMS since2018. Before leading CMS’ interoperability efforts in her current role, Alex served as the Deputy Director of the Division of Health IT in the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) where her team lead the overhaul of the Meaningful Use Programsto create the Promoting Interoperability initiatives. Alex has broad experience analyzing trends, monitoring, and evaluating health care initiatives to promote better access to health information and support value-based care.

Part II: Addressing Consumer-Generated Health Information & the Unique Challenges Posed by Neurotechnologies
10:30 am EDT
Introduction and Discussion
Jeremy Greenberg, JD
Policy Counsel, Future of Privacy Forum, Washington, DC

Speaker Bio

Jeremy Greenberg is a Policy Counsel with Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) where he works to promote responsible data use in emerging technology. Prior to that, Jeremy served as a Policy Fellow with FPF where he worked on issues around privacy legislation, artificial intelligence, and advertising technology. Before joining FPF, Jeremy was a Law Clerk in the Office of U.S. Senator Ed Markey where he focused on a number of telecom and privacy items.
Katelyn Ringrose, JD
Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow, Future of Privacy Forum, Washington, DC

Speaker Bio

Katelyn Ringrose currently serves as the Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow at the Future of Privacy Forum within the organization’s Health and Genetic Privacy Team. Katelyn is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School, and has published numerous academic articles on the impacts of facial recognition and body-worn cameras, government surveillance, and data collection in schools. In the tech policy space, Katelyn works at the intersections of health and genetics, consumer protection, and emerging technologies. As an IEEE Brain contributor, Katelyn looks forward to creating legal, ethical, and social guidelines for developers of brain-computer interfaces.
Mini Summit 13: Overview of Risks and Controls for Securing PHI with a Remote Workforce
10:00 am EDT
Introduction and Discussion
Steve Miller, JD
Chief Compliance Officer, Capital Health System, Trenton, NJ

Speaker Bio

Stephen Miller is Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer for Capital Health, a not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system serving New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller also directs Capital Health’s internal audit function. Mr. Miller has served as Lecturer on the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University where he instructed undergraduate and professional development students on the subject of health care law. He is a frequent speaker and author on corporate compliance in the healthcare industry.
Debra Muscio, MBA, CFE, CCE, CHC, CHP, CHIAP
SVP, Chief Audit, ERM, Privacy, Information Security, Ethics & Compliance Officer, Community Medical Centers, Clovis, CA

Speaker Bio

Debra Muscio is a nationally recognizedleader with over 38 years experiencein audit and compliance. Debra’s professional experience includes responsibilities for startup, implementations and maintaining Internal Audit and Compliance including Privacy and Information Security Offices in Healthcare Systems. She has utilized modelsof staffing and co-sourcing arrangements, which includes areas of operational, financial, compliance and information technology.Debrais a fellow of Health Ethics Trust, has servedon committees of AHIA and HCCA, and has led two Healthcare systems to become Certified Compliance Programs through Health Ethics Trust.
Andrew Rodriguez, MSHI, CHPS, HCISPP, CHPC
Privacy and information Security Officer, Shriners Hospital for Children, Tampa, Florida
Daniel Fabbri, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics & Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Maize Analytics, Inc., Nashville, TN (Moderator)

Speaker Bio

Daniel Fabbri, Ph.D., is the Founder and CEO of Maize Analytics, as well as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on machine learning applied to electronic medical records, clinical data, and data privacy. Dr. Fabbri’s research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Department of Defense. His research on machine learning in healthcare and data privacy has been published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Journal of Pediatrics, International Journal of Medical Informatics, and multiple other computer science proceedings.
11:00 am EDT
Transition Break/Visit Exhibit Hall

MINI SUMMITS ROUND IV: 11:15 am – 12:15 pm EDT

Mini Summit 14: Workforce Training: HIPAA Administrative Transactions Basics
11:15 am EDT
Introduction and Discussion
Robert M. Tennant, MA
Vice President, Federal Affairs, Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI); Former Director, HIT Policy, Medical Group Management Association; Washington, DC (Co-Chair)

Speaker Bio

Robert Tennant is Vice President, Federal Affairs for the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI). Mr. Tennant focuses on federal legislative and regulatory health information technology issues including HIPAA electronic transactions, health information exchange, privacy and security, EHRs, and other HIT issues. Mr. Tennant has served on or chaired numerous industry initiatives, including Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of WEDI, past Chair of the WEDI Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP), and served on the CMS DRLS Workgroup, Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare CORE and Index initiatives, National Uniform Claim Committee, Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, and others.
Mini Summit 15: Case Studies in Privacy Compliance Operations
Part I: Running a Privacy Program that is more Rigorous than Boeing
11:15 am EDT
Introduction and Discussion
Elizabeth Delahoussaye, MBA, RHIA, CHPS
Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer, Ciox Health, Former Director of Health Information Management, Blount Memorial Hospital, Knoxville, TN

Speaker Bio

Ms. Delahoussaye is Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer for Ciox. Elizabeth has served on the AHIMA Board of Directors and was the Speaker of the House of Delegates in 2016. She also served as a representative for THIMA on the AHIMA House of Delegates, as well as President-Elect and President for THIMA from 2008 through 2010. Elizabeth has served on various committees at the national level with AHIMA as well, including co-chair on the AHIMA ROI Tool Kit in 2013, the AHIMA Annual Program Committee in 2014 and 2015, and AHIMA’s Privacy and Security Council from 2017 to 2019. In 2013 she received the THIMA Distinguished Member Award for serving and volunteering over the years on both the state and national level.
Part II: How we Managed HIPAA during a Pandemic
11:45 am EDT
Introductions and Discussion
Cathy A. Jefferson, MBA, CHC
Compliance Officer, UH Physician Services, Compliance and Ethics Department, University Hospitals Management Services Center, Shaker Heights, OH

Speaker Bio

Cathy Jefferson is currently serving as Senior Compliance Officer for University Hospitals Physician Services (UHPS) at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. In this role, Ms. Jefferson has oversight of 2,400 providers and their clinical staff. Ms. Jefferson has 25 years of experience working in the healthcare industry, including Operations and Revenue Cycle Management. Ms. Jefferson holds an Executive MBA from Baldwin Wallace University and is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) by the Compliance Certification Board (CCB) of the Health Care Compliance Association. Ms. Jefferson is a professional speaker and has spoken at the 29th National HIPAA Summit in Arlington, VA and HCCA’s 1st Virtual Clinical Conference.
Mini-Summit 16: Navigating HIPAA and State Public Health Laws During the COVID-19 Pandemic
11:15 am EDT
Introductions and Panel Discussion
Rachel M. Hammond, JD, CIPP/G/US, HCISPP, CIPM
Data Privacy Officer, New Jersey Department of Health, Former Associate Counsel, Select Medical, Trenton, NJ

Speaker Bio

Rachel Hammond is the New Jersey Department of Health’s Data Privacy Officer. In this position, Rachel works to protect privacy and facilitate data sharing, including for research purposes, in response to the opioid overdose public health crisis, the COVID-19 public health emergency and the Department’s work to reduce infant and maternal mortality and morbidity. Rachel also serves as the Chair of the Integrated Population Health Data (iPHD) project’s Governing Board. Rachel’s prior roles at the Department include serving as Ethics Officer and overseeing the Department’s research program. Prior to joining the Department, Rachel’s experience includes serving as in-house counsel for a national provider of long-term acute care hospital services as well as inpatient and outpatient therapy services. Rachel also served as an attorney for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Rachel also volunteered as a member of the Governing Board of Hamilton Health Center. Prior to becoming an attorney, Rachel worked as a Compliance Consultant.
Neela Sookdeo, JD, MSW
HIPAA Privacy Officer, Division of Behavioral Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health, Hamilton, NJ

Speaker Bio

Neela Sookdeo, is the New Jersey Department of Health’s, Division of Behavioral Health Services’, HIPAA Privacy Officer. In that role, Neela works to protect the privacy of State Psychiatric Hospital patients’ protected health information in compliance with HIPAA and State laws. Neela’s prior roles at the Department include serving as Director of the Office of Diversity and Equity Services and a staff attorney in the Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance. Previously, Neela served as Equal Employment Opportunity Officer at the New Jersey Superior Court-Camden Vicinage, Deputy Attorney General at the Office of the Attorney General and Law Clerk to the Honorable Edwin H. Stern (Ret.) in the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.
Mini Summit 17: Analyzing and Managing Cyber Risks Across the Enterprise
11:15 am EDT
Introduction and Discussion
Paul Otto, JD, MS
Partner, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC
Sheryl Rose, MCS
Chief Information Security Officer, Cottage Health, Santa Barbara, CA

Speaker Bio

Sheryl Rose has spent her career in the security and risk management disciplines. For the past 10 years she has served as a Chief Information Security Officer in the health care industry. In her CISO roles, she has responsibility for enterprise information security across the health system ranging from hospitals, clinics, business lines and insurance. Sheryl is currently serving as CISO at Cottage Health. Prior to her time there, she was CISO at Catholic Health Initiatives and Vice President of Global Security Operations at First Data Corporation.
Jon Moore, MS, JD, HCISPP
Chief Risk Officer and SVP Consulting Services and Customer Success, Clearwater, Sarasota, FL (Moderator)

Speaker Bio

Jon Moore is an experienced professional with a background in privacy and security law, technology, and healthcare. As Chief Risk Officer and Senior Vice President of Consulting Services and Customer Success at Clearwater, Jon works with healthcare leaders to safeguard patients’ health, health information, corporate capital, and earnings through the creation and development of strong, proactive information security and privacy programs. Jon holds a BA in Economics from Haverford College, a law degree from Penn State University’s Dickinson Law, and an MS in Electronic Commerce from Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science and Tepper School of Business.
12:15 pm EDT
Luncheon Break/Visit Exhibit Hall

DAY III PLENARY SESSION: ONC UPDATE, INTEROPERABILITY, AND INFORMATION BLOCKING

1:00 pm EDT
Co-Chair Day III Welcome and Overview & The Pandemic and the Evolution of Health Care Privacy
Kirk J. Nahra, JD
Partner and Co-chair of the Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, Wilmer Hale, Fellow, The Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine & Law, Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, DC (Co-chair)

Speaker Bio

Mr. Nahra is a partner with WilmerHale in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in privacy and information security litigation and counseling, along with a variety of health care and compliance issues. He is co-chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice and Co-Chair of the Big Data Practice. In this role, he assists companies in a wide range of industries in analyzing and implementing the requirements of privacy and security laws domestically and internationally, provides advice on data breaches, enforcement actions, contract negotiations, business strategy, research and de-identification issues and privacy, data security and cybersecurity compliance. He also teaches privacy and data security issues at several law schools, including serving as an adjunct professor at the Washington School of Law at American University and at Case Western Reserve University. In addition, he currently serves as a fellow with the Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine & Law at Washington University and as a fellow with the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology.
1:30 pm EDT
A Dialogue on Changing Federal Policies regarding Patient Access to Health Information, including the new CMS Interoperability Rules, the ONC Information Blocking Rules, and recently Proposed HIPAA Changes
Deven McGraw, JD, MPH, LLM
General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer, Ciitizen Corporation, Former Deputy Director, Health Information Privacy, OCR, HHS, Former Director, Health Privacy Project, Center for Democracy & Technology, Redwood City, CA
Shannon K. Yavorsky, JD, MPhil
Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, San Francisco, CA (Interviewer)

Speaker Bio

Shannon Yavorsky is a leading authority on U.S. and European data privacy and security issues. She is uniquely qualified in California, England and Wales and Ireland, bringing a deep understanding of the increasingly complex global privacy and data security regulatory landscape. Shannon routinely advises clients on a broad range of U.S. and European data privacy and cybersecurity issues, including GDPR, HIPAA, and the CCPA. Shannon helps clients undertake comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity assessments worldwide, evaluate privacy and security risks in corporate transactions, and draft and negotiate contracts concerning data-related vendors and arrangements. She also advises and represents clients on cross-border data transfers, data breaches and developing global privacy compliance programs.
2:15 pm EDT
Annual ONC Keynote
Micky Tripathi, MPP, PhD
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Speaker Bio

Micky Tripathi is the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he leads the formulation of the federal health IT strategy and coordinates federal health IT policies, standards, programs, and investments. He most recently served as Chief Alliance Officer for Arcadia, and served as a board member on the following: HL7, the Sequoia Project, the CommonWell Health Alliance, and the CARIN Alliance. He was also project manager of the Argonaut Project, an industry collaboration to accelerate the adoption of FHIR. Previously, he was President and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), President and CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange, Executive Advisor to investment firm LRVHealth, and a Fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Mr. Tripathi was a Presidential Management Fellow and a senior operations research analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, for which he received the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Medal.
2:45 pm EDT
ONC Information Blocking Rule Q&A
Elise Sweeney Anthony, JD
Executive Director, Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Adam Greene, JD, MPH
Partner and Co-chair, Health Information & HIPAA Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award Winner, Former Senior Health Information Technology and Privacy Specialist, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (Moderator)

Speaker Bio

Adam Greene is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Davis Wright Tremaine and co-chair of its Health Information Group. Adam primarily counsels health care providers, technology companies, and financial institutions on compliance with health information privacy, security, and breach notification rules. Previously, Adam was a regulator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he played a fundamental role in administering and enforcing the HIPAA rules. At HHS, Adam was responsible for determining how HIPAA rules apply to new and emerging health information technologies and was instrumental in the development of the current HIPAA enforcement process. Adam has been recognized as one of the top ten influencers in health information security, one of the top 50 healthcare IT experts, and is a frequent speaker and author on health information privacy and security issues.
3:15 pm EDT
Break/Visit Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm EDT
Roundtable on Patient Accessibility: The Foundation of Interoperability
Matthew A. Michela, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Life Image, Former Chief Operating Officer, Healthways , Boston, MA

Speaker Bio

Matthew Michela has been a healthcare industry executive for 30 years. He joined Life Image in 2015 with the mission of democratizing data to create an interoperable healthcare ecosystem that creates a connected view of a patient’s journey. By transforming the Life Image network into an innovative digital platform for the sharing of any and all clinical information including medical images, healthcare professionals can see data in a comprehensive way. This enables them to better learn from the data, make better informed clinical decisions, improve the patient care experience, and ultimately make new discoveries.
David G. Schoolcraft, JD
Partner and Chair, Digital Health Law Group, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Former Corporate Counsel, Infospace, Seattle, WA
Alya Sulaiman, JD
Corporate Counsel and Director of Health Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Epic, Executive Committee, HIMSS, Verona, WI
Lee Barrett
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Electronic Health Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), Farmington, CT (Moderator)

Speaker Bio

Lee Barrett is the Executive Director of The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a federally recognized, standards development organization. He has 10 years of experience leading healthcare professional services organizations and 20 years in senior management roles in payer organizations. He has held senior leadership positions with the American Dental Association Business Enterprises Inc. (ADABEI), and has led several healthcare software/services development companies including: MBEXX, Claredi, HealthEC. He has served as chairman of WEDI, and ASCX12N Insurance Subcommittee and currently serves on the eHi Leadership Council and DirectTrust Board.

A member of both the HHS Cybersecurity Task Force (405d) and ONC Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Tiger Team as well as Chair of the National Trust Network Data Sharing and Cybersecurity Task Group, Barrett works on key HIT industry initiatives that lay the foundation for health information technology – including support and implementation of important healthcare legislative mandates.
4:30 pm EDT
Decoding Information Blocking Compliance: Views from the Field
Ammon Fillmore, JD, MHA
General Counsel & Privacy Officer, Indiana Health Information Exchange; Former Shareholder and Healthcare Privacy & Technology Group, Hall Render; Indianapolis, IN

Speaker Bio

Ammon’s legal practice focuses on healthcare, public health, privacy and security, and information technology. Currently, Ammon is the General Counsel and Privacy Officer for the non-profit Indiana Health Information Exchange. Prior to joining IHIE, he was a Shareholder with the Health Information Technology, Privacy and Security Group at the law firm Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman. Other professional experiences include working with the compliance team at the Kameda Medical Center in Kamogawa City, Japan, and the legal team at the Office of the United States Attorneys in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Steve Gravely, JD, MHA
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Gravely Group PLLC, Henrico, VA

Speaker Bio

Steve Gravely is founder and CEO of Gravely Group PLLC, a law and consulting firm specializing in healthcare legal issues involving data interoperability, data privacy and security, information blocking and other legal and regulatory compliance. Steve has over 40 years of experience in healthcare including health system management and over 30 years as a healthcare lawyer. Steve was lead author of the DURSA, the multi-party trust agreement supporting the eHealth Exchange, and numerous other data sharing agreements for HIEs and HINs. Steve is General Counsel for The Sequoia Project, involved in a wide range of national projects supporting health information interoperability.
Josh Mast, JD
Lead Regulatory Strategist, Cerner; Former Program Compliance Manager, Kansas Health Policy Authority; Shawnee, KS

Speaker Bio

Josh Mast has been with Cerner since September of 2011, serving on the Regulatory Compliance Practice consulting team and began researching Meaningful Use (now Promoting Interoperability) and consulting on the MU program with clients. Josh has continued to expand his expertise and is focused on research and education on regulatory topics in the Health IT arena. Josh previously worked for the Kansas Health Policy Authority (the Kansas Medicaid agency at the time). His primary focus over the last couple years has been information blocking and interoperability.
Mark Segal, PhD
Principal and Founder, Digital Health Partners, Co-Chair, Health IT Committee, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI); Former Chair, HL7 Policy Advisory Committee; Oak Park, IL

Speaker Bio

Dr. Mark Segal is Principal, Digital Health Policy Advisors, LLC. He provides strategic counsel to clients on interoperability policy, information blocking regulations, value-based payment, and health IT regulation and patient safety. Previously, he was Vice President, Government and Industry Affairs for GE Healthcare Digital. Mark has been a leader and participant for numerous health IT organizations. He is past Chair of the HL7 Policy Advisory Committee and HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association. Mark has spoken, published, and used social media extensively.
Mariann Yeager
Chief Executive Officer, The Sequoia Project; Former Principal, HIT Professionals, Inc.; New Alexandria, VA (Moderator)

Speaker Bio

Mariann Yeager has more than 20 years experience in the health IT field. She currently serves as CEO for The Sequoia Project, a non-profit solely focused on advancing secure, interoperable nationwide health data sharing in the US. She also leads the Recognized Coordinating Entity effort, in close collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to develop, implement, and maintain the Common Agreement component of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement and to operationalize the Qualified Health Information Network designation and monitoring process. The Sequoia Project also serves as a steward of independently governed health IT interoperability initiatives, including Interoperability Matters.
5:30 pm EDT
Day III Adjournment

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